12:47 PM,
Jul. 4, 2013

Carmel High School graduate Michelle Hu is in Egypt working for Microsoft.

Written by

Clara Ritger
clara.ritger@indystar.com

Carmel High School graduate Michelle Hu said by email today she remains safe in Egypt as violent protests occur just a few miles away - and as her fellow U.S. citizens back at home celebrate Independence Day.

Hu lives on an ­island in the Nile River, 2 miles from where violent protests are unfolding in Egypt's Tahrir Square as citizens clash over the removal of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.

The 21-year-old government student at Harvard University has been personally affected by the violence. ...